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Elite student performing a rail kong level cat leap. Elite Student performing a double kong vault. Elite Parkour Athlete Programme Train with likeminded students who aim to reach their full potential as high performing athletes. Exclusive classes only for students who gain over 90% in gradings. Students within the elite parkour athlete programme tend to learn 3 times faster than regular classes within the year. Elite students developing strength via weight lifting. What is

What to expect Training to develop arms, back, legs, and chest through out the week. We also work on postural development as part of the training. Individuals will train for at least a year before taking their grading. ​ If students meet the standard then they will pass the Black-Band grading. ​ We aim to make you look like Captain America by the end of your training with us. If you want to transform others, transform yourself first ​ Pictures taken 12 months apart showing

Blue- to Brown-Band Training ​ 26 parkour conditioning moves. All body weight. ​​ Training for 11 months. ​ Need over 80% to pass. Assessment over two 1.5 hr sessions. The Beast Mode This part of our training was first developed as part of our 15 hour parkour camps which happen over a full week. Three hours a day, 5 days a week. This authentic training was based on my experiences of doing a A.D.A.P.T level 2 parkour coaching course, which itself was developed in comb

Custom Developed Grading System ​ The idea of a grading system comes from years of training in martial arts. Even to today, most parkour organisations do not have a systematic approach to their training. We have been using our grading system since 2017, and over the years have refined it further. "Developing character and positive habits through training" Grading's: Our Method Our grading system starts by teaching students a set number of moves, both technical and conditioni

First half of term At the start of the term it is important that the students learn to listen to the coach and focus on what is being taught. They are told that after half term the coach will not be explaining the moves anymore and will just expect them to know after 6-8 weeks of repetition. ​ Moves are slowly introduced week by week, and each move is repeated at least 3 times over 3 different weeks. Half term break Students get a chance to rest. Which is good for both the bo

The history from then till now. "Surviving the 2008 Global recession and the 2019 Global Lockdown." 🟥 Red pin point: Long Term Classes. 🟦 Blue pin point: Day Event (i.e. Summer Fair, one-off paid class). ⬛️ Logo expansion: Growing community. 291 STUDENTS ENROLLED 2026 CLASSES AT 7 SCHOOLS 8 COACHES & ASSISTANT COACHES 26 CLASSES EACH WEEK 5-STAR GOOGLE REVIEW: 76 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS: 91.4k FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS : 2.7k 2006 - 2010 Exploration Age Exploring London

1. Do you remember what first interested you in parkour back in Year 6? Jamie (wearing blue, front) at our 2018 Christmas Jam When I first joined in Year 6, I remember being interested in the posters showing parkour skills. I thought they looked really cool and wanted to be able to do the same. 2. Which parkour skills did you enjoy learning the most? The tic-tac and feet-first underbar were always my favourites because they’re moves I’d seen in games like Assassin’s Creed , a

The most effective way to teach students that these skills matter beyond parkour is to give them real responsibility and real compensation . This means authentic responsibilities — unlike much traditional work experience, where tasks rarely affect the business. Our students are integrated into real roles that genuinely matter. Passing the Torch Developing new team members requires a conscious passing of the torch. I jokingly said to a client recently that while we all know ab

Building students doesn’t stop at learning how to jump, vault, or land. True development is about guidance, leadership, and mentorship that extends far beyond the movement itself. Jamie Murray started classes with us in Year 6 (age 11) and has continued right through to today. He is currently in Year 13 (age 18) and about to begin university. Four years ago, Jamie joined the coaching team as a youth assistant. As part of the team, Jamie has coached students in three local sc

Always trying to grow We recruit both internally from our students and externally for individuals with skills that we are not able to source internally. As the team grows we will be able to cater to a greater number of clients Ovando Founded London Parkour Project in 2010. Trained over 3,000 students. Built collaborations with over 21 educational institutions, charities, housing associations. Jamie Joined classes as a student after a summer fair in 2017. Joined the Elite Pa

I tend to find that people are unaware that there are different ways to train and each way has its own culture. First of all, there tend to be two types of activities that people do after school. One of which we do and one of which we do not. The first is a club and the other is an academy. So what s the difference? A club is a place where people go to socialise. The main aim is to have fun and make friends, but learning new skills is not a focus. There might be someone who

Why Bands? London Parkour Project has been developing its training/mentoring system for nearly twenty years now. The company was started in 2010, but I started parkour in 2006. Back then, I spent many years training with others in the parkour community and learning all I could about parkour. But before then I had a martial arts background. I even have a Black-Belt in Kung Fu. I have debated how to best highlight milestones and skill levels within my parkour classes/ commu

A quick search on Wikipedia would give us this answer. "Anti-fragility is a property of systems in which they increase in capability to thrive as a result of stressors, shocks, volatility, noise, mistakes, faults, attacks, or failures. The concept was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book, Anti-fragile, and in technical papers." I first heard the concept when I was watching a video on Robert Kiyosaki. He basically compared it to the con cepts of fragile and to

What is the value of formal systematic training. So I speak to a lot of parkourist who never had any formal training. They say, “you don’t need all that stuff to do parkour” meaning, indoor classes, quadrupedal movement, weightlifting, gradings etc. I myself started training parkour on the streets so I know that you don’t need to do parkour. But there is more to life than jumping. I find that a lot of the super skilled parkourist have amazing abilities but everything else

So in our classes we do have a specific culture. To me it is not unusual, but I find that it is for some. I do hold students to a high standard, they do have to wear uniforms, bands and put in 100% when doing conditioning. If they talk negatively about themselves, like “It’s impossible” or “I can’t do it” I will pull them up on it. If we said we would do 100 squats then that Is what we are going to do… The aim is to build positive habits and a culture in the classes that

Forgive me—the marketing guy says I need to name my training system… so I called it The Inner Path . Let me try to explain at least part of it here. Origins of the Inner Path The Inner Path is a custom-developed system created by Ovando Carter . It is the culmination of decades of learning, practice, and lived experience. As of 2026, Ovando has trained more than 3,000 students and worked across 20+ schools and universities . His experience spans parkour-based physical educat

So in about 2013 I was interviewed by Queen Mary University. They wanted to know all about London Parkour Project and why I started it. I think it has now been taken down. But I think the interview was still great. So I am sending this out here. Tell us a bit about yourself – e.g., what do you study, how long have you been at QMUL? When I first started university, I was studying an undergraduate degree in Physics. But very quickly, I felt like something was missing. I often

More recently, I have been adding weight lifting into my regular parkour classes. When I was younger, I never thought about the gym much or lifting weights. Sure, I would do it a bit if one of my friends was really into it, but I never saw the point. But now I am older, and I have trained so many people, I see its benefits. ✅Many people do not move their bodies anymore, so their muscles have atrophied. This is true for those who work in the office, but also for children t

London Parkour Project was one of 8 organisations that partnered with Clarion Housing to support the local community. For this project we delivered parkour PE session within St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, Mitcham. Students benefited from rigorous physical training, as well as genuine coaching. Over all the 8 organisations were given £52k. We only got £2.5k to run these sessions however, we have since expended this project to extend the full year and include a

So in most parkour schools and academies they do not wear uniforms at all. So why do we? 🤔 One of the main things that we focus on in London Parkour Project is developing the character of the students that we teach. We believe building a strong character with positive qualities is a key thing for any community. 😎 So why uniforms… Well, if you want to learn to juggle then you don’t start with 20 balls, you don’t even start with 3. Start with something easy, maybe 2 or even o